Chapter 1 Introduction Statement of Problem Objectives and Significance of the Study Defining the Case Overview of the Research Chapter 2 Literature Review Amalgamation and Expansion Chinese National Quality Assurance Policies Chapter 3 Methods Setting Researcher Positionality Participants Data Collection and Analysis Chapter 4 University People's Experiences and Perceptions of the Amalgamation and Expansion Polices Experiences with and Resistance to the Amalgamation Policy Experiences with and Perceptions of the Expansion Policy Summary Chapter 5 University People's Experiences and Perceptions of Quality Assurance Mechanisms Experiences with and Perceptions of the National Undergraduate Teaching Evaluation The Uinversity's Dudao Team and Faculty Coping Strategies Research Promotion Criteria and Faculty Coping Strategies Summary Chapter 6 Innovative Ideas and Practices at the University of Focus Five Properties of Local Innovations Summary Chapter 7 Conclusions and Implications Summary of the Previous Chapters Implications References